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New Safety Rules in C++ Code Analysis

Hwi-sung ImOctober 2, 2020Oct 2, 202010/2/20

In Visual Studio version 16.8 Preview 3, we are adding a few safety rules to C++ Code Analysis that can find some common mistakes, which can lead to bugs ranging from simple broken features to costly security vulnerabilities. These new rules are developed around issues discovered in production software via security reviews and...

Initial Support For C++20 Ranges

Casey CarterJuly 15, 2020Jul 15, 202007/15/20

We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 contains the first user-visible pieces of C++20 Ranges support. We’ve been working on support machinery for a few releases now, but in this release the tip of the iceberg has finally broken the surface of the water and there are now some tools available for users. The ...

Visual Studio Code C++ extension: May 2020 update

Julia ReidMay 14, 2020May 14, 202005/14/20

The May 2020 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension is now available. This latest release offers brand new features—ARM and ARM64 IntelliSense modes and C++ language-specific code folding—along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes. To find out more about all the changes, check out our release notes on GitHub. ARM and ARM64 ...

AVX-512 Auto-Vectorization in MSVC

Rui ZhangFebruary 27, 2020Feb 27, 202002/27/20

In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 we added AVX-512 support to the auto-vectorizer of the MSVC compiler. This post will show some examples and help you enable it in your projects. What is the auto vectorizer? The compiler’s auto vectorizer analyzes loops in the user’s source code and generates vectorized code for a vectorization target ...

CMake, Linux targeting, and IntelliSense improvements in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2

ErikaJanuary 24, 2020Jan 24, 202001/24/20

Visual Studio’s native support for CMake allows you to target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2 introduces several new features specific to cross-platform development, including: File copy optimizations for CMake projects targeting a remote ...

Improvements to Accuracy and Performance of Linux IntelliSense

ErikaJanuary 10, 2020Jan 10, 202001/10/20

This blog post was written by Paul Maybee, a Principal Software Engineer on the C++ Cross-Platform Team. Accurate C++ IntelliSense requires access to the C++ headers that are referenced by C++ source files. For Linux scenarios the headers referenced by a Linux MSBuild or CMake project are copied to Windows by Visual Studio from the Linux ...

Debugging Linux CMake Projects with gdbserver

ErikaDecember 18, 2019Dec 18, 201912/18/19

Update 2/20/20: We have addressed a bug which allows you to debug simple CMake projects using one level of CMakeLists.txt files with gdbserver in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 3. The example launch configuration has been updated below. Gdbserver is a program that allows you to remotely debug applications running on Linux. It is ...

Usability Improvements for CMake in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4: Launch Target Selection and Overview Pages

ErikaOctober 15, 2019Oct 15, 201910/15/19

We hear your feedback, and in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 2 we have addressed one of our top Developer Community issues related to CMake development in Visual Studio by revamping the selection of CMake launch targets. We have also added Overview Pages for CMake to help you get started with CMake and cross-platform development. If ...

C++ Cross-Platform Development with Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3: vcpkg, CMake configuration, remote headers, and WSL

ErikaAugust 16, 2019Aug 16, 201908/16/19

In Visual Studio 2019 you can target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. Visual Studio’s native support for CMake lets you open any folder containing C++ code and a CMakeLists.txt file directly in Visual Studio to edit, build, and debug your CMake project on Windows, Linux, and the Windows Subsystem for ...

Smarter Member List Filtering for C++

Nick UhlenhuthJuly 29, 2019Jul 29, 201907/29/19

We are always looking for ways to make you more productive while coding in Visual Studio. In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2, we have created a smarter, more relevant Member List. Specifically, we now apply method filtering based on type qualifiers. To illustrate this, consider the following example: You have two vectors, but one is ...

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